HGTV Before & After Decorating [Paperback]

HGTV (Author), Amy Tincher-Durik (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2003

Before-and-after photos of amazing room transformations in various styles inspire readers to take action.

Ideas for all ranges of skill levels, time commitment, and budget—from simple furniture rearrangement strategies to more dramatic changes in room surface treatments (floors, walls, counters, and more).

Each room makeover includes a section on multiple alternatives to one aspect of the redesign—such as wall finishes. These sections give readers more options for applying what they learn from the book to their own rooms.

Makeover projects make the book as practical as it is inspiring—what readers expect from HGTV.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: HGTV (October 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696219093
• ISBN-13: 978-0696219092
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 9.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,152,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than I expected, November 5, 2003

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Jessica Pastina (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HGTV Before & After Decorating (Paperback)

How can one book do justice to the HGTV decorating shows? It can't, but I feel that this book does a pretty amazing job of covering all the bases. I like the variety of rooms which seem to be newly created for this book. Either that or I have forgotten if I've seen them on my favorite HGTV shows. I really appreciated the how-to-do-it projects which give me more information than a lot of the HGTV shows actually show or more information than I can scribble down while I watch the shows. This book will keep me busy for a long time as there is a lot to look at (gorgeous photos), a lot of explanations of how to plan a room decorating project, and many how-to projects for every room in the house.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stylish, realistic, helpful, November 24, 2003

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Heather Merton (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HGTV Before & After Decorating (Paperback)

This book shows rooms and ideas that are stylish, realistic, and helpful all at the same time. I'll be using this book as a room makeovers guide for years. Our first project inspired by the book is a kitchen facelift. After seeing a stunning kitchen redo in this book, I finally convinced my husband that we can paint our kitchen cabinets. Great book. Thank you.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just super, November 6, 2003

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P.J. Whitter (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HGTV Before & After Decorating (Paperback)

My only complaint about the book is that I wanted a book like this one or two years ago. What took HGTV so long to get this book out? I like the room makeovers. The book includes advice on how to redo a room and not just the information about a particular makeover. So the decorating information goes beyond the rooms that are pictured. That is a plus. I like the how-to projects also.